{"id":81,"date":"2011-09-10T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T14:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2020-05-07T15:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:43:55","slug":"antifreeze","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=81","title":{"rendered":"Antifreeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Antifreeze, also known as engine coolant in the Automotive Industry, is used to protect the engine from freeze damage if the temperature drops below the freezing point of the antifreeze\/water mixture.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All automotive antifreeze and coolants are environmentally hazardous because of the blend of additives (around 5%), including lubricants, buffers and corrosion inhibitors. Even if the label says \u201cNon-Toxic\u201d or \u201cLess-Toxic\u201d they should be treated with caution and disposed of appropriately.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Why not just put it down the drain?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Disposing antifreeze down the drain or sewer makes it very difficult for the Waste Water Treatment Plant to remove the toxins.\u00a0 Thus, it can pollute our environment, especially our ground water supply which can contaminate our parks, drinking water, farms and more. When antifreeze is recycled it conserves resources and energy that would otherwise be expended in the production of more hazardous materials.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">How should it be handled?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Do not dispose of Antifreeze in the trash because liquid can leak in a trash truck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Collect and store used antifreeze in sealed and labeled, plastic or metal container, away from heat sources, children and pets. The original container is best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Clean up spills with an absorbent (kitty litter, shredded newspaper, vermiculite, rags, etc.), then bag waste materials and discard in the trash. Dilute the soiled area with water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Do not mix with oil.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Where can I recycle antifreeze?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Buckman Recycling Center\" href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/about-us\/burrt\/\">BuRRT<\/a>\u00a0 Fridays &amp; Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Many oil change and car service centers will accept less than 5 gallons<\/strong> of antifreeze\/coolant for little or no charge. So don\u2019t stock up! Recycle your antifreeze\/coolant at any of these take back centers:<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">What about my unused antifreeze?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Antifreeze does not expire or go bad. Donate it to a neighbor, a mechanic, or school auto shop.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">What do I do with my empty container(s)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Empty antifreeze containers cannot be recycled because of their toxic residue and should be thrown in the trash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antifreeze, also known as engine coolant in the Automotive Industry, is used to protect the engine from freeze damage if the temperature drops below the freezing point of the antifreeze\/water &hellip;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=81\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8662,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/8662"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}